Waterhemp photo courtesy of BASF
Four university weed specialists are working with BASF on the company’s Operation Weed Eradication program. One of the program’s two goals is herbicide stewardship for long-term preservation of effective weed control chemistry, according to Darren Unland, technical marketing manager at BASF. The other goal, said Unland, is to develop a farmer mindset that it is not ok to control only most of the weeds in a field.
“If we can prevent any new seed coming into that field for about three to four years, and completely control the weeds that we have on the farm, we can really get ahead of this problem,” Unland told Brownfield Ag News.
